Vol. 24 No. 1 (1998): XXIV - 1998, Fascicolo 1
Articoli

Avidità, lussuria, ambizione: tre demoni in Dione di Prusa, <i>Sulla regalità</i> IV 75-139

Published 2015-09-10

Keywords

  • Dio Chrysostomus,
  • Trajan,
  • Diogenes the Cynic

Abstract

The two parts of Dio’s fourth oration, i.e. the dialogue between Alexander and Diogenes and the catalogue of demons, appear to be strictly interlaced. Both were probably conceived with the purpose of gaining favour with Trajan.